28 August 2008

Well.. i've gotten a 'cow thang' going on in the studio this week. i think it's because i'm about to install some of these cow paintings in a coffee shop on friday. i've been reworking several older paintings in preparation for this.

the tall vertical landscape -- has become much richer and fuller with yesterday's work. i have some subtle transitions to place in today... to the treeline and horizon line- but i wanted you to see it in it's unresolved state. later today.. i'll post the final version.

21 August 2008

this acrylic is the companion piece for the Leftover Landscape. each painting measures 12" H x 79" W. long and narrow horizontals! the light is warm and subtle... back glow sunset. this format will do a good job of punching through the close walls of the coffee shop where there will hang.

the piece is not quite finished. i need to add more richness, value, and variety into the trees and foreground. ... but basically... i feel it's developing nicely.

18 August 2008

Third day of painting the Leftover Landscape painting. it's coming along nicely. i like the fact that changes are slow and deliberate. i painted the sky over and over again.. perhaps 3 times.... to get just the right nuance of transitions within the yellows and blues. tomorrow.. i will develop the foreground ... as well as the horizon line and small trees to the right.

hopefully -- there will be time leftover [ha!].. to start the companion landscape.

09 August 2008

What a wonderful workshop in Lawrenceberg, IN! The group has been lively, animated, attentive, and amazing painters. Teaching this group has been special and fun. They've jumped right into painting -- with so much ease.

Many thanks to Sandy Maudlin who made all this possible. Please check out the following blogs to find out more of the workshop:

06 August 2008

This painting.. was the first watercolor on the Clayboard surface. it's an interesting mix of watercolor-like surface.. with the strength and integrity of a tougher foundation.

i don't know if i like it. the watercoloring felt a little flat.. and i couldn't get the pigment to move around the surface -- like on paper. there's an absorption quality to the board!

anyway, the smaller, simpler washes were fine.. and the prussian blue over glaze worked. it took the same amount of time to dry.. and working back into the various washes was simpler and more forgiving than paper.

on the plus side.. you can frame this without glass..if you treat the surface with a varnish. i guess this varnish is a spray fixative? [ like matte medium. ]

i will 'fix' it this week. that will be the final test to see if it looks like a watercolor~